Frederick Lerner collection of Science Fiction Magazines, 1947-2008

Creator:

Lerner, Frederick Andrew, 1945-

Extent:

12 linear feet 10 boxes

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

A collection of science fiction publications: Locus; Fantasy Book; Weird Tales; Science Fiction Chronicle; Realms of Fantasy; Science Fiction Age; Stardate; Starlog; Twilight Zone Magazine, etc.

Biographical / historical:

Fred Lerner is a librarian, bibliographer, and historian, who has also written extensively on modern American science fiction.

He has also consulted and lectured on thesauri for bibliographical databases, indexing of science fiction literature, and the history of libraries.

Acquisition information:

2014.2015.M067: Source of acquisition--Frederick Lerner. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--11/14/2014.

Processing information:

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

Processed by Karen Green and Courtney Chartier, March 2022.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

The majority of this collection is in the general circulating collection and available via ReCAP. The records can be found by searching "Fred Lerner" in CLIO. A small portion of the collection is in RBML's ReCAP area because the issues were too fragile to get bound and shelved in the stacks.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frederick Lerner Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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